Celts+historical+facts

toc =Historical facts=

**Who are the Celts?**
The Iron Age Celts lived in Britain before and after Jesus. They go thousands of years back in the past. The Iron Age ended in AD43 (43 years after Jesus was born) when the Romans invaded Britain. The Iron Age was when iron was first discovered. Many weapons and other goods were made out of iron. The name 'Iron Age' comes from the discovery of a new metal called iron. The Celts roamed Europe during the Iron Age Today the Celts live in Wales, Ireland, Scotland, the Isle of Man, Cornwall and in Brittany, France. Their culture lives on in language, music, song and literature.

**B**eliefs
According to the [|site] I used archaeologists believe that the Celts worshiped many gods and goddesses. The would sacrifice their weapons by throwing them in to lakes, rivers, or bogs so gods can use them.At Llyn Cerrig Bach archaeologists have found 150 bronze and iron weapons at the bottom. The Celts also cherished the heads of their ancestors and enemies by cutting them off and praising the skull. The would do a lot of worshiping outside on mountain or peaceful places. The believed that there were supernatural forces of nature outside.

The Roman Rule
Long ago the Roman's came to Brittan in search of land and metals like iron and silver and gold. They fought and gained land in Europe. In AD 43 they invaded Brittan. The took over the land and built their homes. But they were not always unfriendly with each other. They actually started to copy each other with life style and their language. Some even joined the Roman army. 400 years later the Romans left and the empire ended.

Metal work in the Iron Age
The Celts made many of their jewelry and weapons out of iron. The name "the Iron age" was the time the iron was first found and used everyday. When digging for clues, archeologists found lots of jewelery and iron shields and swords along with gold and bronze. They were very skilled metal workers hoping for success at war.

Julius Caesar
Julius Caesar was the leader of the Druids. The Druids were very important in the Celtic history because they led their religious ceremonies. They were Romans and were believed to be something of a sorcerer, with evidence that the believed in magic and witchcraft. They were said to heal the sick and predict future.

**Cornelius Tacitus**
She was a Celt queen, her army killed 70,000 people. She got married to Prasutagus, how later became leader of one of the celt tribes (there were many different Celtic tribes).

Vercingetorix
Vercingetorix was born in 82 BC and died 46 BC. He led the Gauls in an unsuccessful war against the Romans led by Caesar. Today, he is remembered as a heroic man. This figure below is a very famous portrait of Vercingetorix.



Important event
Bronze and Iron Age - The emergence of the Celts across Europe 400BC - By this time the ancient culture of the Celts had settled in many European countries including Austria, Britain, France, Holland, Belgium, Switzerland, Western Germany, Northern Spain, Turkey and Hungary The Celts were people from various tribes and were called Galli by the Romans and Galatai or Keltoi by the Greeks. These terms all had one meaning in common - barbarian It is from the Greek word Keltoi that Celt is derived Despite the name of Barbarian the Celtic society was based almost entirely on pastoralism and the raising of cattle or sheep 15 BC The Romans had begun to extend their empire. Gallia (in English Gaul) is the Roman name for the region of Europe occupied by the Celts. The word Gaul commonly refers to a Celt inhabitant of that region in ancient times 224 - 220 BC - Rome conquered the Celts 390 BC - The Celts sacked Rome 280 BC - The Celts sacked many Greek cities 390 BC - The Celts sacked Rome   50's BC - Julius Caesar conquered much of the Low Countries, including what is now the Netherlands 50 -100AD - The spread of Christianity 400s AD The Franks drove the Romans out of the region 476 AD The Roman Empire collapsed Middle Ages - Various different cultures emerged in the lands of the Celts and the history of each country changed accordingly.

 War between Gauls and Romans
The war between the Gauls and the Romans was not very important but it included the 2 leaders Vercingetorix (Ver-sin-get- or- ix) and Julius Caesar. The Gauls lost and the Romans took over the land. Also my 'artifact' I will be make will be a war scene between them. Usually, the Celts would paint blue designs on them selves sort of like today's tatoos. They were very skilled metal workers especially in the iron age.


 

=Annotated bibliography= BBC. "Celts." __BBC Celts__. 25 Nov. 2008 [|.]BBC. . It is a really nice site which tells you about history and everything to know about Celts. They have a page where it shows you how to make certain crafts such as pottery, clothing and housing.

Unknown, Unknown. "Celt history facts." __Celt history facts__. 26 Nov. 2008 [|..] this website gave me my time-line for important events. I don't think its very useful for other stuff, only for the time line.

Konstam, Angus. __Historic Atlas of the Celtic World__. This book has everything you need to know about Celts and their history. Sometimes there are some higher level words but otherwise is a great resource.

Unknown, Unknown. "History net." __History net__. 2008. 27 Nov. 2008 . this website gave me info on a famous person. It didn't give me as much info as i excepted, but it gave me enough info to write a paragraph about the queen.

"Wikipedia/Vercingetorix." __Wikipedia__. 28 Nov. 2008. 28 Nov. 2008 [|]. Your ordinary research site. Some higher level words but can help you search just about ANYTHING.

World Book, Inc., ed. "Celts." __The World Book__. 2005th ed.(Encyclopedia) A good source for history, maybe not everything else... Some hard words but not as many as others.